Sita Garlands Rama
After the bow is broken, Sita, filled with modesty and joy, places the victory garland around Rama's neck. The gods shower flowers and auspicious celebration resounds everywhere.
Bal Kand · Episode 53 / 59
Episode Text
सखिन्ह मध्य सिय सोहति कैसें। छबिगन मध्य महाछबि जैसें॥ कर सरोज जयमाल सुहाई। बिस्व बिजय सोभा जेहिं छाई॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sakhinha madhya siya sohati kaiseṃ। chabigana madhya mahāchabi jaiseṃ॥ kara saroja jayamāla suhāī। bisva bijaya sobhā jehiṃ chāī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
How beautifully Sita shines among the maidens, like a supreme beauty among many beauties. In her lotus hand is a lovely garland, radiant with the glory of world-conquest.
तन सकोचु मन परम उछाहू। गूढ़ प्रेमु लखि परइ न काहू॥ जाइ समीप राम छबि देखी। रहि जनु कुअँरि चित्र अवरेखी॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tana sakocu mana parama uchāhū। gūḍha prema lakhi parai na kāhū॥ jāi samīpa rāma chabi dekhī। rahi janu kuaṃri citra avarekhī॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Her body is shy, but her mind is filled with immense joy. No one can detect this hidden love of hers. Going near and seeing Rama's beauty, the princess stood there as if painted into a picture.
चतुर सखीं लखि कहा बुझाई। पहिरावहु जयमाल सुहाई॥ सुनत जुगल कर माल उठाई। प्रेम बिबस पहिराइ न जाई॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
catura sakhīṃ lakhi kahā bujhāī। pahirāvahu jayamāla suhāī॥ sunata jugala kara māla uṭhāī। prema bibasa pahirāi na jāī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
Seeing the situation, the clever maid said, "Put on the lovely garland." Hearing this, Sita lifted the garland with both hands, but overcome by love, she could not place it on His neck.
सोहत जनु जुग जलज सनाला। ससिहि सभीत देत जयमाला॥ गावहिं छबि अवलोकि सहेली। सियँ जयमाल राम उर मेली॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sohata janu juga jalaja sanālā। sasihi sabhīta deta jayamālā॥ gāvahiṃ chabi avaloki sahelī। siyaṃ jayamāla rāma ura melī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
At that moment her hands looked so lovely, as though two lotus-stalks were offering a garland in fear to the moon. Seeing this beauty, the maidens began to sing. Then Sita placed the garland around Rama's neck.
रघुबर उर जयमाल देखि देव बरिसहिं सुमन। सकुचे सकल भुआल जनु बिलोकि रबि कुमुदगन॥ २६४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
raghubara ura jayamāla dekhi deva barisahiṃ sumana। sakucē sakala bhuāla janu biloki rabi kumudagana॥ 264 ॥
Meaning:
Seeing the garland upon the chest of Raghubar, the gods rained down flowers. All the kings grew bashful, as though a cluster of water-lilies had shrunk at the sight of the sun.
पुर अरु ब्योम बाजने बाजे। खल भए मलिन साधु सब राजे॥ सुर किंनर नर नाग मुनीसा। जय जय जय कहि देहिं असीसा॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
pura aru byoma bājane bāje। khala bhae malina sādhu saba rāje॥ sura kinnara nara nāga munīsā। jaya jaya jaya kahi dehiṃ asīsā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
In the city and in the heavens, musical instruments began to play. The wicked were cast down, and all the good became joyful. Gods, Kinnaras, humans, serpents, and sages all cried out victory and bestowed blessings.
नाचहिं गावहिं बिबुध बधूटीं। बार बार कुसुमांजलि छूटीं॥ जहँ तहँ बिप्र बेदधुनि करहीं। बंदी बिरिदावलि उच्चरहीं॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nācahiṃ gāvahiṃ bibudha badhūṭīṃ। bāra bāra kusumāṃjali chūṭīṃ॥ jahaṃ tahaṃ bipra bedadhuni karahīṃ। baṃdī biridāvali uccarahīṃ॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
The heavenly maidens dance and sing. Again and again, handfuls of flowers are showered down. Here and there the Brahmins chant Vedic sounds, and the bards recite lines of praise.
महि पाताल नाक जसु ब्यापा। राम बरी सिय भंजेउ चापा॥ करहिं आरती पुर नर नारी। देहिं निछावरि बित्त बिसारी॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
mahi pātāla nāka jasu byāpā। rāma barī siya bhaṃjeu cāpā॥ karahiṃ āratī pura nara nārī। dehiṃ nichāvari bitta bisārī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
The fame spread through earth, netherworld, and heaven that Shri Ramchandra had broken the bow and chosen Sita. Men and women in the city are performing arati and offering everything in devotion, forgetting all possessiveness.
सोहति सीय राम कै जोरी। छबि सिंगारु मनहुँ एक ठोरी॥ सखीं कहहिं प्रभुपद गहु सीता। करति न चरन परस अति भीता॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sohati sīya rāma kai jorī। chabi siṃgāru manahuṃ eka ṭhorī॥ sakhīṃ kahahiṃ prabhupada gahu sītā। karati na carana parasa ati bhītā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
The pair of Sita and Rama shines so beautifully, as if beauty itself and all adornment had come together in one place. The maidens say, "Sita, touch the Lord's feet"; yet Sita is so overwhelmed with fear that she cannot touch them.
गौतम तिय गति सुरति करि नहिं परसति पग पानि। मन बिहसे रघुबंसमनि प्रीति अलौकिक जानि॥ २६५ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
gautama tiya gati surati kari nahiṃ parasati paga pāni। mana bihase raghubaṃsamani prīti alaukika jāni॥ 265 ॥
Meaning:
Remembering the fate of Gautam's wife Ahalya, Sita does not touch Rama's feet with her hands. Knowing the extraordinary depth of Sita's devotion, Rama, the jewel of Raghu's line, smiled inwardly.
तब सिय देखि भूप अभिलाषे। कूर कपूत मूढ़ मन माखे॥ उठि उठि पहिरि सनाह अभागे। जहँ तहँ गाल बजावन लागे॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
taba siya dekhi bhūpa abhilāṣe। kūra kapūta mūḍha mana mākhe॥ uṭhi uṭhi pahir i sanāha abhāge। jahaṃ tahaṃ gāla bajāvana lāge॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
At the sight of Sita, some kings were seized by desire. Those wicked, foolish, ill-born kings became deeply heated in their minds. The wretches rose up, put on their armor, and began boasting and making noise here and there.
लेहु छड़ाइ सीय कह कोऊ। धरि बाँधहु नृप बालक दोऊ॥ तोरें धनुषु चाड़ नहिं सरई। जीवत हमहि कुअँरि को बरई॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
lehu chaṛāi sīya kaha kou। dhari bāṃdhahu nṛpa bālaka doū॥ toreṃ dhanuṣu cāḍha nahiṃ sarī। jīvata hamahiṃ kuaṃri ko barī॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Some say, "Snatch away Sita and bind both princes." "Even breaking the bow will not fulfill our desire. While we are alive, who can marry the princess?"
जौं बिदेहु कछु करै सहाई। जीतहु समर सहित दोउ भाई॥ साधु भूप बोले सुनि बानी। राजसमाजहि लाज लजानी॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jauṃ bidehu kachhu karai sahāī। jītahu samar sahita dou bhāī॥ sādhu bhūpa bole suni bānī। rājasamājahi lāja lajānī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
If Janak gives some assistance, then defeat him too along with both brothers in battle. Hearing these words, the noble kings said, "At the sight of this royal assembly, even shame itself feels ashamed."
बलु प्रतापु बीरता बड़ाई। नाक पिनाकहि संग सिधाई॥ सोइ सूरता कि अब कहुँ पाई। असि बुधि तौ बिधि मुहँ मसि लाई॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
balu pratāpu bīratā baṛāī। nāka pinākahi saṃga sidhāī॥ soi sūratā ki aba kahuṃ pāī। asi budhi tau bidhi muhaṃ masi lāī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Ah! Your strength, glory, valor, and greatness have all gone away along with the bow. Was that the very valor you now claim to have found somewhere again? Such perverse intelligence it is that fate has blackened your face.
देखहु रामहि नयन भरि तजि इरिषा मदु कोहु। लखन रोषु पावकु प्रबल जानि सलभ जनि होहु॥ २६६ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dekhuha rāmahi nayana bhari taji iriṣā madu kohu। lakhana roṣu pāvaku prabala jāni salabha jani hohu॥ 266 ॥
Meaning:
Give up envy, pride, and anger, and look fully at Shri Ramji's beauty. Knowing Lakshmana's wrath to be a fierce fire, do not become moths in it.
बैनतेय बलि जिमि चह कागू। जिमि ससु चहै नाग अरि भागू॥ जिमि चह कुसल अकारन कोही। सब संपदा चहै सिवद्रोही॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bainateya bali jimi caha kāgū। jimi sasu cahai nāga ari bhāgū॥ jimi caha kusala akāraṇa kohī। saba saṃpadā cahai sivadrohī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Just as a crow might desire Garuda's portion, as one might desire the lot of the snake's enemy, as a person given to anger might wish for his own welfare, and as one hostile to Shiva might wish for every kind of prosperity.
लोभी लोलुप कल कीरति चहई। अकलंकता कि कामी लहई॥ हरि पद बिमुख परम गति चाहा। तस तुम्हार लालचु नरनाहा॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
lobhī lolupa kala kīrati chahaī। akalaṃkatā ki kāmī lahaī॥ hari pada bimukha parama gati cāhā। tasa tumhāra lālachu nanāhā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
How can a greedy and lustful person attain spotless honor? And just as one turned away from Hari's feet cannot attain the highest state, O kings, so too is your greed for Sita equally futile.
कोलाहलु सुनि सीय सकानी। सखीं लवाइ गईं जहँ रानी॥ रामु सुभायँ चले गुरु पाहीं। सिय सनेहु बरनत मन माहीं॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kolāhalu suni sīya sakānī। sakhīṃ lavāi gaīṃ jahaṃ rānī॥ rāmu subhāyaṃ cale guru pāhīṃ। siya sanehu baranata mana māhīṃ॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
Hearing the commotion, Sita became anxious. The maidens took her to where the queen was. Rama then walked naturally toward his teacher, while inwardly praising Sita's love.
रानिन्ह सहित सोचबस सीया। अब धौं बिधिहि काह करनीया॥ भूप बचन सुनि इत उत तकहीं। लखनु राम डर बोलि न सकहीं॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rāninha sahita socabasa sīyā। aba dhauṃ bidhihi kāha karanīyā॥ bhūpa bacana suni ita uta takahīṃ। lakhanu rāma ḍara boli na sakahīṃ॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Sita, along with the queens, is overcome with anxious thought, wondering what fate will do now after hearing the cruel words of the kings. Hearing the kings' speech, Lakshmana looks this way and that, but out of fear of Rama he cannot speak.
अरुन नयन भृकुटी कुटिल चितवत नृपन्ह सकोप। मनहुँ मत्त गजगन निरखि सिंघकिसोरहि चोप॥ २६७ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
aruna nayana bhṛkuṭī kuṭila citavata nṛpanhaṃ sakopa। manahuṃ matta gajagana nirakhi siṃghakisorahi copa॥ 267 ॥
Meaning:
His eyes turned red and his brows became crooked as he looked at the kings in anger; it was as though a lion cub, seeing a herd of maddened elephants, had become fired with courage.
खरभरु देखि बिकल पुर नारीं। सब मिलि देहिं महीपन्ह गारीं॥ तेहिं अवसर सुनि सिवधनु भंगा। आयउ भृगुकुल कमल पतंगा॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kharabharu dekhi bikala pura nārīṃ। saba mili dehiṃ mahīpanhaṃ gārīṃ॥ tehiṃ avasara suni sivadhanu bhaṃgā। āyau bhṛgukula kamala pataṃgā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Seeing the commotion, the women of Janakpur were thrown into distress, and all together they began to abuse the kings. At that very moment, upon hearing that Shiva's bow had been broken, Parashuram, the sun of the lotus of Bhrigu's line, arrived.
देखि महीप सकल सकुचाने। बाज झपट जनु लवा लुकाने॥ गौरि सरीर भूति भल भ्राजा। भाल बिसाल त्रिपुंड बिराजा॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dekhi mahīpa sakala sakucāne। bāja jhapaṭa janu lavā lukāne॥ gauri sarīra bhūti bhala bhrājā। bhāla bisāla tripuṇḍa birājā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Seeing him, all the kings grew bashful, as quails do when a hawk swoops down upon them. Sacred ash looks beautiful on his fair body, and the broad tripundra shines brilliantly on his forehead.
सीस जटा ससिबदनु सुहावा। रिसबस कछुक अरुन होइ आवा॥ भृकुटी कुटिल नयन रिस राते। सहजहुँ चितवत मनहुँ रिसाते॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sīsa jaṭā sasibadanu suhāvā। risabasa kachuka aruna hoi āvā॥ bhṛkuṭī kuṭila nayana risa rāte। sahajahuṃ citavata manahuṃ risāte॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
He wears matted hair on his head, and his lovely moon-like face has turned somewhat red from anger. His brows are crooked and his eyes are red with fury. Even when he looks naturally, it seems as though he is angry.
बृषभ कंध उर बाहु बिसाला। चारु जनेउ माल मृगछाला॥ कटि मुनिबसन तून दुइ बाँधें। धनु सर कर कुठारु कल काँधें॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bṛṣabha kaṃdha ura bāhu bisālā। cāru janeū māla mṛgachālā॥ kaṭi munibasana tūna dui bāṃdhẽ। dhanu sara kara kuṭhāru kala kāṃdhẽ॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
His shoulders are lofty and strong like a bull's; his chest and arms are broad. He wears a beautiful sacred thread, a garland, and a deerskin. Around his waist are the garments of a hermit and two quivers are tied on. He holds a bow and arrows in his hand, and a lovely axe rests on his shoulder.
सांत बेषु करनी कठिन बरनि न जाइ सरूप। धरि मुनितनु जनु बीर रसु आयउ जहँ सब भूप॥ २६८ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sāṃta veṣu karanī kaṭhina barani na jāi sarūpa। dhari munitanu janu bīra rasu āyau jahaṃ saba bhūpa॥ 268 ॥
Meaning:
His appearance is peaceful, yet his deeds are severe; his form cannot be described. It is as if the essence of heroic sentiment itself has taken the body of a sage and come to where all the kings are gathered.
देखत भृगुपति बेषु कराला। उठे सकल भय बिकल भुआला॥ पितु समेत कहि कहि निज नामा। लगे करन सब दंड प्रनामा॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dekhata bhṛgupati beṣu karālā। uṭhe sakala bhaya vikala bhuālā॥ pitu sameta kahi kahi nija nāmā। lage karana saba daṇḍa pranāmā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Seeing Bhṛgupati’s terrible guise, all the kings rose up, overwhelmed with fear. Repeatedly naming themselves along with their fathers, they began offering full prostrations.
जेहि सुभायँ चितवहिं हितु जानी। सो जानइ जनु आइ खुटानी॥ जनक बहोरि आइ सिरु नावा। सीय बोलाइ प्रनामु करावा॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jehi subhāyaṃ chitavahiṃ hitu jānī। so jānaī janu āi khuṭānī॥ janaka bahori āi siru nāvā। sīya bolāi pranāmu karāvā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Whoever Parashurama looks upon, even with good intent, feels as though his life has come to an end. Then Janaka came again, bowed his head, and called Sita, having her offer salutations.
आसिष दीन्हि सखीं हरषानीं। निज समाज लै गईं सयानीं॥ बिस्वामित्रु मिले पुनि आई। पद सरोज मेले दोउ भाई॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
āsiṣ dīnhi sakhīṃ haraṣānīṃ। nija samāja lai gaīṃ sayānīṃ॥ bisvāmitru mile puni āī। pada saroja mele dou bhāī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
The friends gave blessings. Rejoicing, the wise women, not thinking it proper to remain there much longer, took her back into their group. Then Vishvamitra came again and both brothers bowed to his lotus feet.
रामु लखनु दसरथ के ढोटा। दीन्हि असीस देखि भल जोटा॥ रामहि चितइ रहे थकि लोचन। रूप अपार मार मद मोचन॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rāmu lakhanu dasaratha ke ḍhoṭā। dīnhi asīsa dekhi bhala joṭā॥ rāmahi chitai rahe thaki locana। rūpa apāra māra mada mocana॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
[Vishvamitra said—] These are Rama and Lakshmana, King Dasharatha’s sons. Seeing their handsome pair, Parashurama gave his blessing. His eyes kept gazing, weary and fixed, at Rama’s incomparable form, the subduer of Cupid’s pride.
बहुरि बिलोकि बिदेह सन कहहु काह अति भीर। पूँछत जानि अजान जिमि ब्यापेउ कोपु सरीर॥ २६९ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bahuri biloki bideha sana kahahu kāha ati bhīra। pūṃchata jāni ajāna jimi vyāpeu kopu sarīra॥ 269 ॥
Meaning:
Looking around once more, he asked Janaka, as if unaware, “Tell me, what is this great crowd?” Anger spread through his body.
समाचार कहि जनक सुनाए। जेहि कारन महीप सब आए॥ सुनत बचन फिरि अनत निहारे। देखे चापखंड महि डारे॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
samācāra kahi janaka sunāe। jehi kārana mahīpa saba āe॥ sunata bacana phiri anata nihāre। dekhe cāpakhaṇḍa mahi ḍāre॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Janaka told him the whole account, the reason all the kings had come. On hearing Janaka’s words, Parashurama looked around again and saw the broken pieces of the bow lying on the ground.
अति रिस बोले बचन कठोरा। कहु जड़ जनक धनुष कै तोरा॥ बेगि देखाउ मूढ़ न त आजू। उलटउँ महि जहँ लहि तव राजू॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ati ris bole bacana kaṭhorā। kahu jaḍa janaka dhanuṣa kai torā॥ begi dekhāu mūṛha na ta ājū। uṭalauṃ mahi jahaṃ lahi tava rājū॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Filled with intense anger, he spoke harshly: “Tell me, fool Janaka, who broke the bow? Show it quickly, or else, O fool, today I will overturn the earth as far as your kingdom extends.”
अति डरु उतरु देत नृपु नाहीं। कुटिल भूप हरषे मन माहीं॥ सुर मुनि नाग नगर नर नारी। सोचहिं सकल त्रास उर भारी॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ati ḍaru utaru deta nṛpu nāhīṃ। kuṭila bhūpa haraṣe mana māhīṃ॥ sura muni nāga nagara nara nārī। socahiṃ sakala trāsa ura bhārī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
The king was greatly afraid and gave no answer. Seeing this, the wicked king rejoiced in his heart. Gods, sages, nāgas, and the men and women of the city all became anxious, fear weighing heavily in their hearts.
मन पछिताति सीय महतारी। बिधि अब सँवरी बात बिगारी॥ भृगुपति कर सुभाउ सुनि सीता। अरध निमेष कलप सम बीता॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
mana pachitāti sīya mahatārī। bidhi aba saṃvarī bāta bigārī॥ bhṛgupati kara subhāu suni sītā। aradha nimeṣa kalapa sama bītā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Sita’s mother was lamenting in her heart: “Alas! Fate has now ruined what was well arranged.” Hearing Bhargupati’s nature, even half a moment passed like an age for Sita.
सभय बिलोके लोग सब जानि जानकी भीरु। हृदयँ न हरषु बिषादु कछु बोले श्रीरघुबीरु॥ २७० ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sabhaya biloke loga saba jāni jānakī bhīru। hṛdayaṃ na haraṣu biṣādu kachu bole śrīraghubīru॥ 270 ॥
Meaning:
Then Shri Raghubir, seeing everyone frightened and knowing Janaki to be afraid, spoke. There was neither joy nor sorrow in his heart—.